Ezequiel 47:16

16 Berota^[a] e Sibraim, que fica na fronteira entre Damasco e Hamate, e indo até Hazer-Haticom, que fica na extremidade de Haurã.

Ezequiel 47:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 47:16

Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim
The line of the northern border should be drawn on by Hamath, the same with Antiochia in Syria, since called Epiphania, as Jerom observes, from Antiochus Epiphanies; and go on by Berothah, a city of Hadadezer king of Zobah, ( 2 Samuel 8:8 ) , the same with the Barothena of Ptolemy ^F17, placed by him in Syria; and from thence the line would be carried on to Sibraim, a city in Arabia Deserta: which is between the border of Damascus;
the chief city in Syria: and the border of Hamath; before mentioned. Calmet ^F18 imagines it to be that which Ishmael Abulfeda calls Hovvarin; which he says is a village of the country of Ems or Hamath, to the southeast of the city. Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran;
this seems to be explanative of Sibraim, which lay between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; and therefore is called the middle town or village, as "Hazarhatticon" signifies; and lay by the coast of Hauran, which Jerom calls a town of Damascus, with which it is mentioned, ( Ezekiel 47:18 ) , from whence the country adjacent is called Auranitis, as this place is here by the Septuagint. The Targum calls Hazar the fish pool of the Agbeans; but for what reason, and what is meant by it, I know not.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Geograph. l. 5. c. 19.
F18 Dictionary, in the word "Sibraim".

Ezequiel 47:16 In-Context

14 Vocês a dividirão igualmente entre elas. Visto que eu jurei de mão erguida que a daria aos seus antepassados, esta terra se tornará herança de vocês.

15 “Esta é a fronteira da terra:“No lado norte ela irá desde o mar Grande, indo pela estrada de Hetlom, passando por Lebo-Hamate até Zedade,

16 Berota e Sibraim, que fica na fronteira entre Damasco e Hamate, e indo até Hazer-Haticom, que fica na extremidade de Haurã.

17 A fronteira se estenderá desde o Mar até Hazar-Enã, ao longo da fronteira norte de Damasco, com a fronteira de Hamate ao norte. Essa será a fronteira norte.

18 “No lado leste a fronteira irá entre Haurã e Damasco, ao longo do Jordão entre Gileade e a terra de Israel, até o mar oriental, prosseguindo até Tamar. Essa será a fronteira leste.

Footnotes

• [a] Com base na Septuaginta e em Ezequiel 48.1. O Texto Massorético diz estrada de Hetlom que entra em Zedade, 16 "Hamate, Berota."